Adaptive Digital Feedback Predistortion Technique for Linearizing Power Amplifiers

We have developed a new adaptive digital predistortion (DPD) linearization technique based on analog feedback predistortion (FBPD). The lookup-table-based feedback input can remove the bandwidth limitation of the feedback circuit related to the loop delay, and suppress feedback oscillation by accurate digital control of the feedback signal. Moreover, the predistortion (PD) signal can be extracted very efficiently. By combining the feedback linearization and DPD linearization techniques, the performance of the predistorter is enhanced significantly compared to the conventional DPD. To clearly visualize the characteristics of digital FBPD (DFBPD), we have compared it to the conventional DPD based on the recursive least square algorithm using Matlab simulation. The results clearly show that the new method is a good linearization algorithm, better than a conventional DPD. For the demonstration, a Doherty power amplifier with 180-W peak envelope power is linearized using the proposed DFBPD. For a 2.14-GHz forward-link wideband code-division multiple-access signal, the adjacent channel leakage ratio at 2.5-MHz offset is -58 dBc, which is improved by 15 dB at an average output power of 43 dBm     

5G 功放DPD 的FPGA 宽带实现及自动优化

5G 宽带功放数字预失真器(DPD)的FPGA 实现过程中,常遇到数字处理带宽不够和资源有限问题,对 此,文中提出一种基于双路并行数据流的数字预失真带宽扩展方法和基于Zynq Ultrascale+ MPSoC 的自动化模型优化 验证方法,可快速实现对5G 宽带功放线性化方案的优化。使用该并行处理结构的数字预失真器,克服了数字电路最 大时钟频率造成的对FPGA 线性化带宽的限制,使得数字预失真电路在每个时钟周期内可以处理更多的数据,不仅有 效地增加了数字处理带宽,而且降低了DPD 的功耗。然而,这种带宽增加以消耗更多硬件资源为代价,对此,文中同时 提出了对预失真非线性模型的在线自动优化方法,以简化非线性模型、降低DPD 的硬件资源开销。最后,在Zynq Ultrascale+ FPGA 实验平台上实现了具有两路并行数据处理的I-MSA 自优化数字预失真电路,采用100 MHz 的5G 新无 线电(NR)信号在2. 6 GHz 功率放大器上进行线性化实验验证,获得了满意的预失真性能,验证了所提方法的有效性。     

基于Landweber迭代算法的欠采样恢复数字预失真技术

传统宽带数字预失真(DPD)为了更好地矫正功率放大器(PA)非线性特性,通常要求反馈通道带宽达到发送信号带宽的5倍,相应地要求更高采样率的模数转换器(ADC),这将导致数字预失真系统面临着硬件成本和能耗问题。针对这一问题,该文提出一种基于Landweber迭代算法的欠采样恢复(USR)数字预失真(Landweber-USR DPD)技术。这种以内外循环的方式进行处理,可将反馈通道带宽从理论要求的5倍降低至2倍,以良好的质量从欠采样的功放输出信号中恢复全频带的输出信号,使还原出的数据更接近真实的功放输出信号,以实现更好的预失真效果。实验选用基于单管氮化镓(GaN)器件的宽带F类功率放大器,在1.8 GHz工作频点下用5 MHz的长期演进(LTE)信号激励,反馈ADC速率分别设置为全采样速率(40 Msps)和欠采样速率(10 Msps)。实验结果充分证明了Landweber迭代算法恢复功放数据的可靠性以及Landweber-USR DPD技术的有效性,为宽带通信系统中数字预失真技术的工程实现提供了有效降低ADC采样率的思路和方法。     

频率相关的正交调制非平衡的功放线性化技术

考虑系统整体的成本和复杂度的情况下,在5G无线通信系统中装备了大规模的天线和一些低成本的器件,例如功率放大器(PA)和正交调制/解调器(QM/QDM)等。对于这些硬件存在的非平衡影响,即使在考虑到渐近正交性的特性下也不能被忽略。文章针对正交调制/解调器存在非平衡时的数字预失真(DPD)提出了一种精准的模型提取方法。所提方法可以把解调器(QDM)的非平衡从PA的非线性特性中分离出来,因此可以提高求解PA的逆模型的精度。与现有的联合模型先提取然后分解的方法相比,该方法DPD系数的提取中避免了分解操作,更加直接简单。实验测试验证了该方法的线性化性能,并且将所提出的方法进一步推广应用在了多入多出(MIMO)系统中,同样验证了其具有很好的线性化能力。     

基于坐标变换的射频功放预失真参数估计方法

在低中频预失真器构架的基础上,提出了一种基于坐标变换的预失真参数估计方法,从而降低了传统数字基带预失真系统的硬件成本和数值计算量。算法将传统算法中的复数乘法转换为极坐标中的幅度乘法和相位加法,使同样的计算步骤所消耗的乘法和加法次数分别降低了75%和50%。算法由通用的通带Volterra非线性模型进行推导得出,适用于当前的任意系统模型。对实际射频功放的测试实验结果验证了其有效性。     

宽带Chrip信号激励下功放数字预失真补偿

功率放大器(power amplifiers, PAs)会对输入的宽带线性调频信号(linear frequency modulated, LFM)引入幅度失真和相位失真,这将导致接收机脉冲压缩处理后的输出信号主瓣展宽,旁瓣电平抬高,从而恶化雷达距离分辨率甚至产生虚假目标。文中提出采用有限冲击响应滤波器(finite impulse response, FIR)模型对宽带LFM信号激励下的功放进行行为建模和数字预失真(digital predistortion, DPD)补偿。利用宽带测试平台对500 MHz 瞬时带宽LFM信号激励下峰值功率15 W 的S波段功放进行验证。实验结果表明,浅饱和和深饱和情况下FIR模型都能准确建模功放的失真特性,浅饱和情况下DPD能够补偿幅度失真和相位失真,而深饱和情况下只能补偿相位失真,经过DPD补偿脉冲压缩后的峰值旁瓣电平都明显降低。     

基于偏最小二乘的低复杂度数字预失真

在宽带场景下,传统的数字预失真(DPD)模型需要更高的阶次和更多的系数来校正功率放大器(PA)强非线性和记忆效应,这就会导致极高的计算复杂度和解算系数时的病态问题.文章围绕复杂DPD模型参数辨识和低复杂度DPD算法实现展开深入研究,提出了一种新的基于偏最小二乘(PLS)的低复杂度DPD方法.所提方法根据PA的前逆输入输...     

基于数/模混合预失真技术的功放线性化北大核心CSCD

随着移动通信信号带宽的增加,传统功率放大器数字预失真线性化技术越来越受到采样率的限制。为了使线性化效果更好,文中提出了一种数字预失真和模拟预失真相结合的混合预失真器,利用模拟预失真宽带宽的特点和数字预失真线性化能力强的优势,把模拟预失真和数字预失真融合在一起,共同补偿功放的非线性。由于受实验设备采样率的限制,文中采用了带宽为60 MHz的5 G NR信号对一个中心频率为3.5 GHz的射频功放进行实验验证。实验结果表明:提出的混合预失真器不仅优于单独的数字预失真器和模拟预失真器的非线性矫正性能,而且还能改善数字预失真因采样率限制无法改善的带外互调失真。     

调制解调非理想特性联合补偿数字预失真方法

针对调制解调非理想特性影响数字预失真效果,导致邻信道功率比性能较差的问题,提出了一种调制端和解调端联合补偿的数字预失真方法。首先,建立了正交调制器、解调器的基带等效模型;然后,基于多项式预失真,利用正交调制器与解调器的特点,结合递归最小二乘法,推导出了联合补偿数字预失真原理,避免了仅通过调制端补偿,或者调制端、解调端分别补偿只能使数字预失真算法收敛到局部最优解的现象出现;最后,以甚高频航空通信常用的差分八相移键控（Differential 8 Phase Shift Keying,D8PSK）调制方式为例进行了仿真和实现验证,邻信道功率比相对无预失真可以改善28 dBc,相对现有联合补偿数字预失真可以改善16 dBc。     

Multiple-Access Interference Suppression for MC-CDMA by Frequency-Domain Oversampling

Multiple-Access Interference Suppression for MC-CDMA by Frequency-Domain Oversampling A technique for interference suppression in multicarrier code-division multiple-access (MC-CDMA) systems is proposed which exploits the structural differences in signals that arrive at the receiver with Doppler shifts or carrier offsets. Oversampling the received signal in the frequency domain and properly combining the samples provides the interference suppression. Frequency-domain oversampling is accomplished by using a time extension of the conventional MC-CDMA signal or unconsumed portions of the cyclic prefix. Furthermore, a receiver structure is introduced that despreads and combines groups of samples so that a linear minimum mean-squared error solution for combining the groups is easily found. This combining scheme increases the signal-to-interference ratio experienced by the desired user in the MC-CDMA system. In addition, the receiver performs as well in severe near–far scenarios when there is sufficient frequency separation between the signals of the desired user and an interferer. Numerical results show that the proposed receiver significantly outperforms the conventional MC-CDMA receiver in many channel realizations.     

采用辅助转动装置的MIMO 系统双目标DPD 实验研究

文中介绍了一种双目标数字预失真(DPD)方案,并进行了实验研究。不增加系统复杂度的情况下, 可以有效地扩展MIMO 系统的线性化波束宽度。在发射机附近增设一个发射低功率信号的线性辅助转动装置,该 架构实现了MIMO 系统主波束线性化。实验平台由发射机系统和一个辅助转动装置组成,发射机天线阵列为1×4。 输入信号采用两个20 MHz 带宽峰均比分别为5. 7 dB 和5. 6 dB 的正交频分复用(OFDM)信号。实验研究结果表明, 采用了辅助转动装置的双目标DPD 方法后,邻信道功率比(ACPR)达到-50 dBc 以下的主波束线性化宽度可以扩展 到22°,同时信号归一化均方误差(NMSE)平均数值为-40 dB。该方案有效地拓宽了MIMO 系统线性化波束宽度。     

Exploiting low complex digital predistortion to improve wideband nonlinear satellite downlinks

With the increasing demand for higher data rate, increasing throughput requires wider bandwidth. Due to the nonlinear effect of power amplifier, severe nonlinear distortion effects will appear onboard satellite. Digital predistortion (DPD) scheme is usually employed to compensate for the distortions and memory effects introduced by traveling wave tube amplifier (TWTA) and output multiplexing filter (OMUX). In conventional predistorter, the signal loss of band‐limited feedback signal output through OMUX is usually ignored. Actually, it will affect the linear effect of TWTA. In order to solve the problem as to improve wideband nonlinear satellite downlink, this paper introduces a novel spectral extrapolation method based on deep neural network to recover the band‐limited feedback signal. On this basis, an advanced orthogonal matching pursuit algorithm is adopted in the nonlinear TWTA model construction to further reduce the DPD complexity. The proposed setup effectively compensates the distortions and is well suited for systems that generate data bits on satellites.     

Digital predistorter with improving index accuracy of lookup table based on FPGA

In this paper, a method of function approximation for improving index accuracy of the lookup table (LUT) of digital predistortion (DPD) is proposed to obtain more accurate linearization. The algorithm utilizes approximation of the LUT with the method of Taylor Series. The power values of forward signals are divided into integers and decimals, and the corresponding LUTs are indexed respectively. The index predistortion values of forward signals are approximated by Taylor series, which improves the index accuracy of LUT significantly. Experiment shows that the performance of a DPD system is improved.     

Performance of a satellite modem transmitting convolutionally and differentially encoded 8PSK signals

The paper studies a digital satellite modem for mobile systems. The modem transmits a convolutionally and differentially encoded eight-phase-shift-keyed (CDE8PSK) signal over a satellite link and employs a near-maximum-likelihood decoder at the receiver. The signal can tolerate phase ambiguities that are multiples of 4 radians, which normally result from the carrier recovery loop at the receiver. However, the carrier recovery loop is not considered here. The high-power amplifier (HPA) at the earth-station transmitter may introduce non-linear distortion to the CDE8PSK signal, and predistortion may or may not be used. Several different earth-stations are assumed to have simultaneous access to a given transponder on the satellite, in an arrangement of frequency division multiple access, but the satellite transponder is assumed to be linear. Thus the CDE8PSK signals that occupy the immediately adjacent frequency bands can introduce adjacent-channel interference (ACI) to the desired CDE8PSK signal. Extensive computer-simulation tests have been carried out to evaluate the effects of non-linear distortion with predistortion, in the presence of ACI, on the tolerance of the modem to additive white Gaussian noise. Four different bandwidths of the transmitted signal are considered, together with three different arrangements of the demodulator. The predistorter operates on the baseband signal at the input to the modulator and assumes a prior knowledge of the HPA characteristics. In all simulation tests, an equivalent baseband model of the transmission system is used, and the results are used to determine the preferred modem design.     

Energy-Efficient Digital Predistortion With Lookup Table Training Using Analog Cartesian Feedback

We demonstrate energy-efficient low-complexity adaptive linearization for wideband handset power amplifiers (PAs). Due to power overhead and complexity, traditional wideband linearization techniques such as adaptive digital predistortion (DPD) thus far have not been used for wideband handset transmitters. Our energy-efficient lookup table training strategy resulted in a training energy of 1.83 nJ/entry for a 5-MHz bandwidth WiMAX orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) transmission, which represents more than 40times improvement over state-of-the-art DPD implementations. Our experimental prototype transmitter achieves a maximum of 9.9-dB improvement of adjacent channel leakage power at 5.15-MHz offset with 22.0-dBm channel power in the 5-MHz bandwidth WiMAX-OFDMA transmission. This linearity improvement offers 26.5% savings in PA power consumption by reducing power backoff.     

Digital predistortion for concurrent dual-band transmitter using a 2D-LUT based Hammerstein architecture

Digital predistortion has been proved to be an effective remedy for the nonlinear distortion in radio-frequency power amplifier. Unfortunately, conventional digital predistorters (DPDs) developed for single-band transmitters can not be directly applied to concurrent dual-band. To solve the problem, DPDs with two dimensional memory polynomials were then proposed. Although they can provide good performance, its computational complexity is high for the estimation of polynomial coefficients. Look-up-table (LUT) based DPDs, developed for single-band transmitters, can effectively solve the problem. However, there are limited studies about LUT based DPDs for concurrent dual-band transmitters. In this paper, we propose a two-dimensional LUT based Hammerstein DPD to solve the problem. Analyzing the signals on both bands, we propose a new adaptive algorithm with the gradient-descent and recursive-least-squares (RLS) methods to train the DPD iteratively. With the proposed method, the computational complexity in the identification of the DPDs can be significantly reduced. Finally, simulations and experiments are conducted to demonstrate that the performance of the proposed DPD is comparable to that of the polynomial based DPD.     

一种改进的功率放大器数字预失真自适应算法

该文针对功率放大器的数字预失真技术进行了深入研究。并在经典Wiener模型的基础上,提出了一种改进的基于多项式加权的数字预失真算法。这种新算法包含加权、递归最小二乘和解加权三个部分。算法性能在MATLAB仿真软件进行了性能的验证与对比。结果表明,该算法在保持与功率放大器的传统数字预失真技术性能相当的条件下,结构更为简单。     

An Approximation of Volterra Series Using Delay Envelopes, Applied to Digital Predistortion of RF Power Amplifiers With Memory Effects

In this letter, a new model for digital predistortion (DPD) of radio frequency power amplifiers for wide-band applications is proposed. The model is based on a spline approximation of Volterra series by considering second-order cross-terms. The advantage of the spline cross-term model is a reduction in the number of model parameters. We further reduce the model order by operating on delayed envelope samples, rather than the complex baseband samples. A block of wide-band code-division multiple access signal is sent through a 90 W class-AB power amplifier, based on the freescale LDMOS output device, and the input/output baseband samples were used to identify the DPD parameters.     

Advances ,n Digital Front-End and Software RF Processing： Part I

One of the biggest technology trends in wirelessbroadband, radar, sonar, and broadcasting systems issoftware radio frequency processing and digitalfront-end. This trend encompasses a broad range oftopics, from circuit design and signal processing to systemintegration. It includes digital up-conversion (DUC) and     

基于改进的稀疏最小二乘双子支撑向量回归的数字预失真技术

为了补偿大容量卫星通信射频前端的功率放大器的非线性,传统的数字预失真(DPD)模型需要更多的系数和更高的阶次,严重影响预失真前馈路径的资源消耗。为了解决这一问题,该文提出一种基于改进的稀疏最小二乘双子支撑向量回归(ISLSTSVR)的低复杂度DPD方法。首先通过构建原空间的决策函数解决最小二乘双子支撑向量回归(LSTSVR)模型解不稀疏的问题;同时引用截断最小二乘损失函数增加模型的鲁棒性;然后采用Nystrom逼近方法得到核矩阵的低秩近似,进一步采用Cholesky分解降低核矩阵的运算复杂度;最后由低秩的核矩阵求得模型稀疏解。实验选用基于单管氮化镓(GaN)器件的宽带AB类功率放大器,以40 MHz的32QAM信号进行激励。预失真实验表明,该方法能在保证模型精度的情况下大幅减少DPD模型系数和计算复杂度,为星载射频前端的预失真技术提供了有效的系数降维思路和方法。